He admits he’s flattered by the link to Palace but has no plans to quit the Ibrox club before he leads them back to Scotland’s top flight.

McCoist said: “There has been no contact at all with Crystal Palace. Listen there’s a serious amount of work to get done here, which is of great importance to myself and the squad.

“I’ve got a job to do here. Anyone who knows me will be aware that I am desperately keen to get the job completed as quickly as we possibly can at Rangers.

“There are various steps that we have to take – the immediate one being to get out of this division and that’s where I see myself hopefully short-term and longer-term. But I have an awful lot of work to do here which I’m really looking forward to.”

McCoist admitted Bilel Mohsni should have been sent off for a last-man foul. He said: “There was certainly a case for a red card.”